"You're going to see planes launching behind you literally going to almost every continent in the world today from DFW," Donohue said. $1.6 billion will go toward creating the new terminal while the remaining $2.7 billion will be used for upgrades in terminals A and C.

Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport broke ground on a new terminal Tuesday morning. Terminal F will be the airport’s sixth terminal, and is expected to open in 2027. The 400,000-square-foot terminal will be built on the current site of the Express South parking lot,

Terminal F, a $1.6 billion project, will accommodate the region’s expected growth with 15 new gates and a Skylink rail station.

Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport will break ground Tuesday on a new terminal as part of efforts to address what its chief executive described as “unprecedented growth.”